Science Benefits From Bad Ideas

Stanford marine biologist Steve Palumbi talks about how science benefits from good and bad ideas. Source: NSF Science News

Jul 7, 2010

Stanford marine biologist Steve Palumbi talks about how science benefits from good and bad ideas. Source: NSF Science News

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